GROANS OF DESTINY

S3 - Chapter 32

If giving up is the best solution

Then I'm sincere

So that the shackles of opium that bind us loose.

Riani returns home sooner than usual, finished hearing Coty's request and an explanation from Aren, Riani immediately rolled back to the Confiance firm's apartment first to pick up the goods left there by taking a taxi with Aren who also had to prepare the goods first to return to Indonesia.

Finished packing his goods Riani stopped by Aren's apartment for a farewell and returned to ride the taxi he was riding earlier waiting for Riani.

Riani looked around the apartment. "Mas Albern is still outside" Riani murmured as she walked slowly to her room.

Riani put her things back on the table in the room and brought her clothes from the Confiance Firm apartment to the back of the washing machine.

Finished inserting soap and clothes Riani turned the button of the machine and silently for a moment stared at herself in the glass next to the washing machine. Riani let out a long sigh, stared around the house for a long time then turned off the machine and then after taking out her clothes Riani directly dried it in the next room that was open to drying clothes.

Riani returned to the room, opened her laptop and saw the exact time of departure of the plane that Coty had ordered, The firm's helicopter cannot be used because it has been pre-ordered by Madam Mavey and Madam Acrel for their return and for the next day has been ordered by Aimee and Cammy.

Riani immediately shuffled from her seat after hearing the sound of the apartment bell.

Riani opened the door and looked at the old 2 people who were in front of her.

"Assalamualaikum" Salam Albern.

"Waalaikumsalam" replied Riani.

Riani was still staring at Rasy who had earlier lowered her gaze "you're okay - what?" riani asked with her worried face.

Rasy immediately hugged Riani tightly and cried as if in Riani's arms.

Riani looked at her husband, Albern. Albern put on a faint smile at Riani and stepped inside while gently patting Riani on the shoulder.

Riani was still unable to move due to being hugged tightly by Rasy.

"Bec... Rasy" muttered Riani softly as she was already unable to take a breath.

Rasy immediately took off his embrace from Riani "Thank you brother.Thank you once again and sorry for the distress" muttered Rasy lirih, evident from his expression he felt very guilty.

Riani put both hands on Rash's shoulder "No problem, I don't know the reason why you always fight for a girlfriend or cheat, that's your right. But I hope that after this incident, you become self-conscious, repent, and apologize for every feeling you have played with, don't date other people if you're not really sincere with them" Riani explained, smiling thinly.

Rash nodded his head "May I confide in big brother?" ask Rasy.

Riani was silent for a moment while looking inside the house.

"No, let's just go in. It's better inside, right?" riani asked with a smile and pulled Rasy's hand to come in.

"Wait a minute" Riani said as she stepped into her room.

"Mas... can you please buy juice and some snacks at the minimarket? buy dinner, yeah! I didn't cook!" riani exclaimed at Albern who was taking off his shirt.

"Owh well, change clothes first" replied Albern while putting a shirt on the bed.

Riani was still at the door waiting for Albern to really get out.

"For a long time yes" said Riani with a faint smile at Albern.

Albern was silent for a moment, digesting what Riani meant by "Rasy still exists?" whisper Albern.

Riani nodded her head.

"Alright, then don't be hot - hot yes" ledek Albern while running small so as not to be in the tabok by Riani.

Riani let out a long sigh as she rushed to the kitchen to make a drink and stepped back into the front room.

"Rasy... Let's have a drink?" said Riani while sitting next to Rasy and put 2 glasses of drink he brought.

Rasy put on a thin smile at Riani "Sorry to bother you" said Rasy while telling orange juice brought by Riani.

"No hassle, even my sister is happy to have a chatter" said Riani with a small laugh.

"I don't know if I'm worth talking about this to my sister, we just met her and even I used my sister's husband, Sir Albern." Said Rasy starting the conversation back while putting his drink back on the table.

Riani patted Rasy slowly moving "You don't feel guilty about it, if you don't say anything, but if it feels burdensome to your heart and mind, then, then you are ready to hear" explained Riani.

Rasy looked at meu Riani, she was holding back her tears from flowing in that place. "Sir Albern, lucky to have a wife like a sister, brother was also lucky to have a husband like Sir Albern. It is true that the words that I have often read, that a good man will mate with a good man, even though I know what kind of woman I am, but Sir Albern still wants to help me, advising me, no matter how cruel the advice he gave me, he kept doing it so I could change, willing to help me even though later he would be more deeply involved in my problems" said Rasy while lowering his gaze.

"From childhood, I've never been quick to love, my story is not like other children. Their childhood was filled with affection from both their parents or at least one of their parents, such as their father, mother or grandparents. At least though not filled with affection, they are filled with abundant wealth, if not, their lives are safe, good, and peaceful. While I. from childhood must always hear the debate of my parents, papa who cheated or mama who cheated, and the outlet of their anger both is me, and me, from morning till night they never came home, I was left alone without eating, drinking, or spending money. When the other children were in school, I was still sitting in that dark place, taking a drink from the tap water on the bench in the garden, eating food from leftovers - leftovers that are not thrown into the trash by park visitors" explained Rash then silent for a moment, can no longer hold the warm liquid, his eyes were warm, rasy's tears quickly fell against his cheeks.

Riani thrusting the tissue next to him at Rash, Rash turned and immediately took the tissue "Thank you brother" muttered Rasy softly in a hoarse voice.

"8 days after I ate only the leftovers in the garden, when I was about to return home, the accident happened, in front of my eyes papa floated flying in a hit by a car without a license plate number that instantly escaped. At that time somehow my tears did not come out across I saw a mother who looked shocked, but then she smiled and accidentally our eyes looked at, he said, mama looked at me cynically from that distance and left papa without helping her. Maybe by then, I had formed into a psychopath, I had gone away, ran all the way, left papa sprawled, but somehow after running far enough, my tears came out, whether it's tears of grief from loss or even happiness because I've been freed from the two beasts." Rash grasped tightly the tissue in his hand while staring at the old tissue that was wet with tears.

"When I wanted to turn to my place, I had forgotten the direction, I did not know where I was, suddenly my head hurt, a black shadow haunted me... I fell down and when I realized, I was already in a colored place, no longer dark like where I used to be, it was called an orphanage by the people who were there" continue Rasy while pulling back the tissue in front of him.